A group of friends who made the trek up from Philadelphia through the storm late Friday, warm up by the fire after a satisfying day on the snow in Vermont's Mad River Valley.
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Coach Rickity is all smiles on Saturday at Sugarbush, VT.
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Sugarbush opened it's legendary Castle Rock area to hike/skin access late morning Saturday, offering skiers willing to put in the extra effort an extended chance at some fresh tracks.
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Forrest Twombly made the most of the fresh snow Friday at Sugarbush.
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Sugarbush received over 97" of natural snow in December alone. Taken: December 25, 2012. Photo Courtesy of Sugarbush.

Pow days have been a familiar scene for Sugarbush skiers and riders this season. Photo Courtesy of Sugarbush.

Sugarbush looks good, 12/27/2012.
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And by mid-December, the Old Man was able to take charge once again. Here, he's kicking off a week long snow cycle by shrouding the higher elevations of Vermont's Sugarbush in snow.
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Several inches began piling up at Sugarbush on Monday, and while little, if any, snow was accumulating in the lower valleys, skiers were enjoying free refills with every run in the mountains. Terrain coated with a man-made base was skiing especially well again.
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Just a few days before Halloween, the first big snowstorm of the season dumped as much as 30" of snow in some areas of the Northeast and knocked out power for over a week. Sugarbush, Vermont's Mad River Valley was at the north edge of the snow belt and picked up only a few inches, but it was a welcome sight at sunrise.
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